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By Emily Reuben

Updated on 16 May 2009

What is the height of camp, the Eurovision Song Contest, doing in homophobic Moscow tonight? Human rights activist Peter Tatchell went there to find out and got roughed up again by Moscovites. Emily Reuben reports.

Peter Tatchell (Reuters)

Human rights activist Peter Tatchell has been arrested in Moscow, after police broke up a gay rights protest aimed to coincide with the final of the Eurovision Song Contest.

Up to 40 campaigners were arrested and the demonstration's organisers have now called on performers at the song contest, to boycott the event.

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